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However, exactly what qualifies has been hotly debated for decades.—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 The trailer teases some moments that fans are hotly anticipating from the stage musical, along with some new ones.—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 June 2025 The internal tensions at DOT come as the war between Israel and Hamas remains a hot-button issue in New York, with pro-Palestinian protests playing out on city streets nearly every week and the conflict being hotly debated during this year’s mayoral campaign.—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025 The actual scale of that waste is hotly debated, though many analysts believe relatively few enrollees are abusing the program.—Noam Levey, NPR, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hotly
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hotly was
before the 12th century
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